General Manager

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This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee. The franchisee is your employer, not McDonald’s USA. Employment matters—hiring, firing, discipline, supervision—are handled by the franchisee. McDonald’s USA has no involvement in employment decisions.

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and ensuring the restaurant meets McDonald’s critical customer standards of Quality, Service, and Cleanliness. The General Manager works with a leader to set the restaurant’s goals and creates a plan to achieve those goals. To meet restaurant goals, the General Manager leads a team of Department Managers. The General Manager helps Department Managers set their goals, follows up on progress, and provides coaching to improve the Department and the restaurant as a whole.

The General Manager may also be responsible for hiring and developing Department and Shift Managers to ensure the restaurant has the right team to lead into the future.

• Previous General Manager experience running high volume locations.
• Background in quick service restaurants is strongly desired, or experience in hospitality or retail.
• Must be 18 years or older.

• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Education through Archways to Opportunity including opportunities to earn a High School degree, college tuition assistance, and English classes as a second language
• Medical, dental, short-term disability and 401k eligibility
• Service awards

This job posting contains some information about what it is like to work in a McDonald’s restaurant, but it is not a complete job description. People who work in a McDonald’s restaurant perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of this job.

By applying to this position, I understand that I am applying to work at a restaurant that is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald’s USA. I understand that this franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from McDonald’s USA. Any information I provide in this application will be submitted only to the independent franchisee, who is the only company responsible for employment matters at this restaurant.

I recognize that the independent franchisee alone will make all decisions concerning employment matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing, and scheduling. By applying for a job at a franchisee operated restaurant, I understand that the information I provide will be forwarded to the franchisee organization in order for that organization to reach out to me and process and evaluate my application.

I acknowledge that McDonald’s USA will not receive a copy of my employment application and will have no involvement in any employment decisions regarding me, including whether I receive an interview or whether I am hired. I understand that I need to contact the franchise organization for information about its privacy practices.